Fastening device



June 28, 1932. E, POETER -1,864,551

i FASTENING DVICE Filed Aug. 13. 19:50

Patented .lune 28, 14932n "UNITED .STATES EDW'ARDPOETER, OF Il'lfSTiIilSl'Gr'lON,YNEWJERSEY, ASSIGNOR4 '10y GROOVE'L-OCK CO.l INC., 5

VFV NEW YORK,VN. Y., A. CORPORATION OF' NEW YORK 'FASTENINGS nnvron frAppIicatonfled'- August 13, 1930. Serial No. 475,075.

Thisinvention relates :to framesfonhandbags and similar receptacles, .theinvention being more particularly related toimprove ments inY fasteningdevices forframes of such character.

The invention'has for its objecttheprovision of an improved fastening device whereby with ease and` dispatcheither .to secure together or to releasea pair.- ofcooperating frameelements, and one which willinvolve certain desired. features of. simplicity, efficiency and convenience, and which will be economical. to.y manufacture and. attractive .in appearance.

In carrying f out my invention. .in its .preferred form of construction, .one A.of the frames. is provided witha pair ofsymmetrical cooperatingupstanding vanes or ns, which,'in` addition to being-ornamental, afford 'relatively ylarge areasv forseizure by the fingers, atleast .one Of'thevanesbeing relatively movable and having. a catchzpiece cooperating with a lip on the other of the frames. At -t-he 'base vregions ofthe ".vanes is provided anV opening for snugly receiving an interlocking Amember-.located upon'the otherofthe frames and adapted to properly guide theframesinto closed relation and Vto maintain them `in closed relation :against any Vtortionalxor twisting movement upon their hinges.

Other objects ofthe invention will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists Ain theimproved fastening. means for bag frames,.and inthe form, construction and-'relative arrangement of parts, as will vbe hereinafter described and subsequently deined in the subjoined claims.

For a full understanding of the. invention,

reference is to be had 'to the accompanying drawing, Yforming a material part Jof this application, and in Which: Y

Figure 1 represents a perspective viewof a pair of cooperating bag: frame elements furnished with Vmy improved. V-fastening device, the frame elements being. sh'ownin'v open relation;

.Fig. 2 is ak .fragmentary view gpartly'. in section andpartlyvbroken away, show-ing the lopen Vchannels facing outwardly. [For the frame element 10 the channel isfdeined .by connected inner and outer walls 10 and 102'.; while for the other frame.- element 11, the channel is, defined by connected .innemend outer walls 11 vand 11". With this channelshaped construction, the material whichfconstitutes the :body .of the .,handbag, may be readily and firmly secured. between theiinner and outer walls in a manner well'nnderlstood in the art. While I prefer-.to employ channel-shaped frames of the 'characterrdescribed, Such frames are not essential .to vthe fastening device of my invention. Y

In the present 'exemplif'lcatiom the 4inner wall 10. of the frame element 10 is surmounted by av head rail` 13 which, preferably, nis substantially half-round in cross section, providing shoulders 13 and 13 overhanging the opposite side faces ofthe wallf10.g;Mid way its length, .the head rail is provided with an opening 14 whicln asbest-shown in F ig.`1, also :extends downwardly .for a distance into thev material of the inner wall 10.

Mounted upon the` head rail 13, Iare'two .upstanding vancs or lins .15.V and 16 which project toward each othery .sot-hat. theirinuer confronting endscan'b'e brought intofabutting engagement midway oftheopeninglll. z The @is i vane 15 is ,represented asbeing provided-,with a concave base portion' .15 which is lunited with the *head rail by any suitable rmeans,; for instance, as I by soldering fior'I spot-welding. Theaother-vane-l has a concave base 16.',- slidoo 11 of the other frame element 11. The freev end of the vane 15 is'represented as provided with a post 18 having a vertically extending cavity or groove 18 adapted to receive therein the rounded free end 19 of the vane 16.

The inner wall 11 of the other frame element 11 is provided with an interlocking member 20 which is substantially half-round in cross section and which has shoulders 20 and 20 overhanging the opposite side faces of the wall 11 as best shownin Fig. 1. This interlocking member 20 is located on the wall 11 in the position in vwhich it will enter the opening 14 when the frame elements are moved into closed position, as shown in Fig. 2; and said interlocking member 2O is of a length to tsnugly between the ends deining said opening 14, so as to preventA any twisting or tortional movements of the frame elements upon their hinges. The inner wall 11 at a distance from one end of the interlocking member 2O is provided with Van opening 21V of a dimension to receive therethrough the catch piece 17 of the vane 16. That portion of the inner wall 11 which exists between the opening 21 and interlocking member 20 constitutes a lip 22 along which the catch piece 17 may be intimately engaged so as to maintain the parts in locked relation when the vane 16 is moved into position where its end 14 is seated in the groove 18 of the post 18.

. As represented in Fig. 4, the head rail 13 is provided with a cavity 23 in which is seated a spring 24 having a bowed portion 24 frictionally engaging the concave face of the base 16 of vane 16. By this provision, the vane 16 can readily be movedV by hand along `the head rail 13V and yetit will be frictionally maintained in that position to which it is moved. Preferably and as shown, the frame element 10 is provided within the channel defined by the walls 10 and 10, with a stop pin 25, located in such position that when itis engaged by the outer end of the vane 16, the catch piece 17 will be in position to pass through the opening 21.

From the foregoing description, it is thought that the operation of my improved fastening device will be readily understood. Assuming that the frame elements are in closed relation as shown in Fig. 2, it is only necessary to move the vane 16 toward the right until it abuts the stop pin 25, whereupon the frame elements may be separated, withdrawing the interlocking member 2O from the opening 14 and simultaneously therewith withdrawing the catch piece 17 through the opening 21. When it is desired to lock the frame elements together, the vane 16 is moved against the stop pin 25 so that the catch piece 17 will pass through the opening 21' at the time the interlocking member 20 will enter the opening 14. As soon as the frames have been closed in flatwise relation, as shownv in 'Fig3,` the vane 16 is slid along the head rail with the catch piece engaging over the outer face of the lip 22, until the end 19 is seated in the groove 18. For convenience'infopening and closing the frame elements, a pull tab 26 is hinged at 27 to the outer edge of the interlocking member 20.

The fastening device of my rpresent invention insures a highly eicient locking connection between the frame elements, preventing any twisting or tortional movement of the frame elements upon their hinges; and at the same time the relatively large vanes taken together with the relatively large pull tab afford ample areas for seizure by the fingers, so that the frame elementsmay be quickly and readily opened and closed and the vane 16 as quickly and readily manipulated.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit ofthe invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim l. Fastening means for the purpose set forth comprising a pair of cooperating frame elements having, respectively, a pair of upstanding vanes and a lip, one of the vanes being mounted for sliding movement into and out of engagement with the other and provided with a catch adapted for engaging and disengaging with said lip. A

2. Fastening means for the purpose set forth comprising a pair of cooperating frame elements having openings out of alignment, upstanding vanes on one element, one of the vanes being mounted for sliding movement relatively to the other and provided with a laterally projecting catch receivable through the opening in the second element, and an interlocking member on the second element receivable in the opening of the first element while said catch enters through the opening of the second element.

3. Fastening ymeans for the purpose set forth comprising a pair of cooperating frame elements, upstanding cooperating vanes on one element, one of which is movable into and out of engagement with the other, a catch carried by said movable vanes, and a lip on the second element-adapted for engagement and disengagement b-y said catch accordingly as said movable vane is moved in proximity or spaced from the other of the vanes.

4. Fastening means for the purpose set forth comprising a pair of cooperating frame elements, separate upstanding vanes on one element and an opening between the base portions of the vanes, one of the vanes being mounted for movement to and from a position in which it will engage the other of the vanes, a laterally projecting catch on the movable vanes, an interlocking member on the second element adapted to seat in said opening, and a lip on the second element for engagement by said catch when the movable vane is moved to position for engagement with the other of the vanes.

5. Fastening means for the purpose set forth comprising a pair of cooperating frame elements, separate upstanding vanes on one element and an opening between the base portions of the vanes, one of the vanes being mounted for movement to and from a position in which it will engage the other of the vanes, a laterally projecting catch on the movable vane, an interlocking member on the second element adapted to seat-in said opening, a lip on the second element for engagement by said catch when the movable vane is moved to position for engagement with the other of the vanes, and a pull tab connected to said interlocking member.

6. Fastening means for the purpose set forth comprising a pair of cooperating frame elements, a head rail on one element provided with a lateral opening, vanes on the rail eX- tending over said opening, an interlocking member on the second frame element engaging said opening, a lip on the second frame element, one of said vanes having a catch engaging over said lip whereby to maintain the parts in closed relation and being slidable along the rail to disengage the catch from the lip to allow separation of the parts, and a. friction device between the rail and slidable vane.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name hereto. y

EDWARD POETER. 

